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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 30, 2006
Development
The Surging Vietnamese Economy
Vietnam’s economy is booming as the World Trade Organization prepares to welcome the communist country as a full member after eleven years of accession negotiations.
December 19, 2007
United States
Vehicle Fuel Economy
Congress has approved the first increase in corporate average fuel economy in thirty years, propelled by worries over rising oil prices.
March 11, 2008
Afghanistan
Iraq, Afghanistan, and the U.S. Economy
Estimates of the total long-term economic costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars vary wildly and remain hotly disputed among experts.
April 17, 2024
Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Conceived as the principal defenders of the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has evolved into an institution with vast political, economic, and military power.
September 4, 2009
United States
U.S. Opinion on the Global Economy
This page is part of Public Opinion on Global Issues. This publication is now archived. General Views of Globalization and International Trade Americans clearly support globalization, though…
October 11, 2023
G20 (Group of Twenty)
What Does the G20 Do?
The Group of Twenty, an informal gathering of many of the world’s largest economies, is the premier global forum for discussing economic issues. But it has faced divisions over trade, climate change,…
May 3, 2024
Japan
The U.S.-Japan Alliance
The alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of U.S. security policy in East Asia for decades. Now, Japan’s role in global security is growing as challenges from China and North Korea mount. …
